Part 15 of a 30-part Qur'an

Although three other sections of this Qur'an survive in various libraries, this is the only one that retains its original illumination. The frontispiece is a panel composed of intersecting rectangles and circles in gold with rich arabesque ornament in black, blue, white and red. The opening and closing spreads of text are of monumental quality, with only three lines to the page. The heading of surah al-Kahf (XVIII) is written in white Kufic in a decorated panel with a marginal palmette (folio 34b).